The Obama administration is again asking for public comment on a proposed change in public policy. Citizen input was requested recently on conscience protection; now the topic is the use of federal funds for stem-cell research.
Category: Opinion
Reform health care system first
We’ve been hearing a lot about reforming our economic system. Some of our policy-makers are telling us that after we get our economic system fixed, then we’ll start working on health care reform.
Safety-net law continues to save babies
A young woman is frightened and alone. She has no job, no way to provide a home for her newborn baby. Fortunately, a friend told her that in Wisconsin, she can leave her baby at a hospital. Her baby will be cared for and eventually placed with a loving adoptive family.
Thanks for information
To the editor:
Thank you for the helpful information on addresses/e-mail addresses so we could input our objections to proposed regulations rescinding conscience protection for health care workers. I’m glad you were on top of this because I was not having any luck finding access.
Article made a difference
To the editor:
Thank you for the wonderful article about The Gospel of John performance at St. Joseph Church in Madison on April 2. We sold 397 tickets and more than covered the cost.
Bishop’s ‘uncompromising Catholic presence’ praised
To the editor:
I read with mixed emotions an article in the March 22 issue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel titled “Supporters lobby for Catholic lay worker in Beloit.” As I expected, Bishop Morlino had once again made an executive decision based on the teachings of the Catholic Church and not on the latest popularity poll.
President could speak, but don’t give him a degree
To the editor:
It is all right for President Obama to come to Notre Dame, but don’t give him an honorary doctorate of law, because this doctorate coming from a Catholic university should be given to someone who respects and upholds the laws of God, such as “Thou shall not kill.”
Stop taxpayer funding of abortions
To the editor:
The Hyde Amendment and over a dozen other right-to-life provisions that protect you from having to pay for abortions are up for grabs in Washington. Planned Parenthood estimates the Hyde Amendment alone has reduced abortions by 18 to 38 percent. If the Hyde Amendment is repealed, the number of abortions will skyrocket.
No cures from embryonic stem-cell research
To the editor:
The secular press typically does not distinguish embryonic stem-cell research from adult stem-cell research. At this point in time there is not a documented cure from the application of embryonic stem-cell research. On the other hand, according to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, adult stem-cell research has led to the cure of some 2,000 diseases.
Questions about Justice Department decision
Dear Shirley Abrahamson,
I wish to know what your position is regarding the decision made by the Wisconsin Department of Justice to file a criminal charge against Madame Julie Thao in connection with the death of a patient at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.